AFL Update: Oct. 13, 2016
Powered by Andrew Stevenson’s five RBI, the Glendale Desert Dogs eclipsed the Mesa Solar Sox, 7-1 to take their first AFL contest of 2016.
The 22-y.o. Louisiana native homered in the 1st (pictured), hit a sac fly in the 3rd, and drove in two with a single in the 9th as he went 2-for-4 in his AFL debut. He batted second and played in LF, where he had no defensive chances.
Nick Lee was the only other National to appear. The longtime lefty (both for the Nationals and, presumably, since birth) allowed a leadoff double and walked two over two scoreless innings.
As noted in the comments, Osvaldo Abreu did play on Tuesday, going 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Our copyeditor has been informed.
The Desert Dogs host the Saguaros tonight in Game Three of 32.
Good for Stevenson, he does seem on a straight line trajectory, doesn’t he.
What, no Tebow news? Like Luke, I find this Tebow stuff the most airhead of airhead news. The lint in my dryer is more important.
Hat tip to the photographer for these writeups, they are a great addition to everything.
Matt Skole is currently playing for Hermosillo in the Mexican Pacific League. They played their first game yesterday. He went 0 for 4. Also, Nats farm hands Reegie Corona and Aldrem Corredor are playing Winter ball in Venezuela.
Good for Skole, hope it helps him like it did Goodwin. Learn how to hit that slow slop.
Reggie Corona back with nats ??
We need a switch hitter in depth
Chart between perez and Meija
Between Stevenson’s rapid rise this year and Goodwin’s resurgence, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Revere (who isn’t on the playoff roster) non-tendered. I guess we also don’t know what the future holds for den Dekker, either, since he’s no longer on the 40-man. Anyway, there’s going to be some shake-up in the upper levels of outfielders, and it’s a good time for Stevenson to be showing well. He may get a big-league cup of coffee sometime in ’17.